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Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
Renting

Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions

The Tories promised to scrap no-fault evictions almost six years ago but more than 100 MPs voted against Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill and shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake refused to say he supported the incoming ban

Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill is a step forward – but there’s a glaring gap on the affordability crisis
Nye Jones

Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill is a step forward – but there’s a glaring gap on the affordability crisis

The Renters’ Rights Bill heads to the House of Lords promising to improve the lives for private renters across England but the government still faces question on how it will protect tenants from record-high rents, writes Generation Rent’s Nye Jones

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?

With record rent rises becoming the norm, The Big Issue looks at whether renters face more surges as the cost of living crisis continues to hit households.

What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
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What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions

Right to Buy sales are set to plummet – but Labour is still facing £50bn bill to fix housing crisis
Housing crisis

Right to Buy sales are set to plummet – but Labour is still facing £50bn bill to fix housing crisis

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Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons
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Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons

Labour’s rental reforms not doing enough for disabled tenants, MPs and campaigners warn
Renters' Rights Bill

Labour’s rental reforms not doing enough for disabled tenants, MPs and campaigners warn

Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs
No-fault evictions

Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs

Rents have ballooned out of control – we must stop renters facing hikes higher than wage rises
Paula Barker MP

Rents have ballooned out of control – we must stop renters facing hikes higher than wage rises

Renters’ Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told
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Renters’ Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told

Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
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Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould

Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner
Housing crisis

Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner

Interest rates, stamp duty and sky-high rents: This is what’s going to happen to house prices in 2025
House prices

Interest rates, stamp duty and sky-high rents: This is what’s going to happen to house prices in 2025

The Renters’ Rights Bill is a moment for celebration – but we can’t afford to stop here
Ben Twomey

The Renters’ Rights Bill is a moment for celebration – but we can’t afford to stop here

Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide
Nick Redmore

Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide

Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
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Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords

‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest
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‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest

Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Housing crisis

Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people

Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits
RENTING

Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits

‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
Homelessness

‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas

Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: ‘Labour must get to grips with this crisis’
Homelessness

Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: ‘Labour must get to grips with this crisis’

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How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
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How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?

What to do about mould and damp in a rented property
Housing

What to do about mould and damp in a rented property

Mum-of-three hit with ‘revenge eviction’ after asking for repairs: ‘It felt like the end of the world’
Renting

Mum-of-three hit with ‘revenge eviction’ after asking for repairs: ‘It felt like the end of the world’

Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it
RENTING

Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it